Low Impact

JUNE 27, 2021

Today I’m talking with Shaila Agha of the Sarafu Network about ‘chamas’ and mutual credit , and how they’re changing Africa. Also, government acceptability – wouldn’t it be great to pay for parking, or other government fees with it as well? Have you had conversations with the government?

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

It is also having a substantial impact on the flood risk management practices of local and national governments. Projections suggest this number will continue to rise, particularly in North America, Central Asia, and Africa. Adapting to climate change is now a challenge for every industry, regardless of location.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For example Africa and Asia are seen as becoming net exporters of clean electricity with their export revenue offsetting the increased system costs, while the greatest savings are seen in North America with interconnectors between the US and Canada. Rather in sub-Saharan Africa a balance of interconnectors and mini grids is needed.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

IPLOCA is governed by a volunteer board of directors made up of 25 owners and senior executives of major pipeline contractors and service companies. Mr Andrew Stuart joined the Winn & Coales International Group in 1990 at Denso South Africa (Pty) as a Production Manager in the factory.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

The UK government has today launched a new multi-million pound fund designed to protect tropical rainforests that cover an area equivalent to the size of Wales. In related news, the UK government today also announced a new £2.7m In addition to protecting 2.1

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Industry group calls on governments to ensure regulation is fit for purpose and “look beyond LCOE”, in order to accelerate growth of wind energy and meet climate targets. The Asia Pacific region was the global leader for new onshore wind installations in 2019, installing 28.1GW of new capacity, more than half of the total new global capacity.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

Titled “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible”, the authors call on States to commit themselves to developing adequate and effective groundwater management and governance policies in order to address current and future water crises throughout the world.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2020

Asia will dominate the market with roughly 40 percent of all new meters deployed by 2025, or more than 120 million, driven by nationwide deployments in Japan and South Korea, as well as expected growth in the still slow-moving India market. Several new government programs are expected to boost deployment to 40 million by 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Projections to 2050 show that much of sub-Saharan Africa will be unsustainable, with 95% population growth projected, currently 738 million people lack adequate food and all but one country facing extreme water stress. · 23 of the 27 are in sub-Saharan Africa and MENA. billion by 2050, representing 49% of the world’s population.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Companies are making progress in disclosing their environmental impact and governance standards, but social factors have not been given the same attention — until now. Gender diversity enhances corporate governance, talent attraction and human capital development — all important factors driving long-term competitiveness.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A group of over 500 global investment managers with more than $39tr in assets under management have this week issued a new statement urging governments around the world to raise their climate ambitions in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C ahead of the upcoming COP27 Climate Summit.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees a new study from BDEW and CapGemini detail how sustainable transformation and decarbonisation purchasing are more important than ever for Austrian and German utility Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. Another 24% are working on it. Microgrid debt financing.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Netherlands comes in second with nearly 7GW; Ireland nearly 4GW; and China and Spain with 2GW each The recent growth in hydrogen projects follows significant efforts by governments across the world to promote the hydrogen industry. The EU led the charge globally with its strategy on hydrogen being adopted in 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With 11 murders in 2022, the Philippines continued to be the deadliest country for environmental defenders in the Asia and Pacific regions, Global Witness found. Underreporting of attacks and murders in Asia and Africa presented a significant challenge to assessing risks to activists in these regions. May 4, 2023.

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Low Impact

APRIL 18, 2021

And some schemes in South Africa too? Do you think these ideas will spread more rapidly in Africa, Asia and Latin America? It’s just that if that liquidity is dependent on some foreign state, or even national governments, it’s really fragile. Is that right? I think we’re up to 48,000 households registered. Is that right?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

billion from NorFund, a private equity firm owned by the Norwegian government. Scatec has “several hundred megawatts” of wind projects in development in Africa and Southeast Asia, according to Carlsen. The Oslo-listed firm made its name as an early mover developing utility-scale solar plants in South Africa.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

The researchers found the governance of its local MSW management system to be robust and noted significant support from the state government for the implementation of sorting and composting units across the state. The results have been very positive in both cases.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2021

Climate Services for a Net Zero Resilient World aims to help inform future government climate and net zero policies. In the UK, meanwhile, the Met Office warned last week that 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest, and eighth sunniest on record, with extreme weather only expected to become more frequent and volatile in the coming years.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In South Africa, the IFC helped one KFC supplier bolster its operations across the region. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

The report warns that industries that require outdoor and physical labour, such as agriculture and manufacturing, are particularly exposed to escalating climate impacts, and details how emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and South East Asia are particularly exposed to escalating heat-related risks.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 18, 2023

PGE believes that Kenya offers a positive business opportunity because of stable business growth and a government policy that encourages the growth of the geothermal sector, thus providing baseload power that is environment-friendly and cost-effective.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Scaling Solar created a library of standardized contracts for industry and government speeding up the development process and offering investors familiar and comfortable conditions. The remaining five, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Turkey have a combined potential of 164 gigawatts.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The UK government has today launched a new Urban Climate Action programme, backed by £27.5m of funding, that aims to help cities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America establish ambitious new net zero strategies. Minister warns that global climate goals at risk if cities lock in new wave of high carbon infrastructure.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 11, 2024

PGE and GDC have announced a plan to sign a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) that will regulate the role of GDC in the exploration of the first two wells in Susa through a government drilling scheme and the possibility of further drilling of three more wells to be carried out by PGE.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Business Secretary pushes green finance agenda as he unveils £12m climate fund to support projects Africa, Asia and South America. The talks come as the government draws up its hotly-anticipated coronavirus recovery economic stimulus strategy, which is expected to be unveiled next month.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Governments, multilateral banks, and philanthropic organisations will today join forces to launch a major new initiative to accelerate the flow of finance into green energy projects in emerging and developing economies around the world.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Espinosa is set to step down next month after six years at the helm of UNFCCC, leaving a vacancy as governments gear up for the critical COP27 climate talks that are due to take place Egypt this autumn. As such, candidates from Africa and Asia were widely expected to be among the frontrunners for the high profile role.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The minigrid funding commitment from international donor organizations is “in the billions,” says Daniel Kitwa, energy access finance advisor at the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA). billion allocated to sub-Saharan Africa. This requires skills that would command a premium anywhere, and even more so in Africa.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2021

Government-backed climate risk research programme REACH highlights social impacts of water insecurity and climate change. It is vital that governments and others understand the importance of climate resilience measures that reflect particular geographies, and take action now," she explained. "We

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past several years, it has sped up enlarging its international business layout, and its current scope of business involves in North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Read more from Shenzhen CLOU.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted. In emerging markets where gas prices are regulated, governments passed large tariff increases onto major consumers to partially fund the cost of supplying protected retail customers.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

According to the new study, many regions will gain energy jobs in the transition, including countries throughout Asia (except for China), North Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the United States and Brazil. Other reports have included adjacent or induced jobs such as fuel transport, government oversight, and service industry.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These family-owned and often impoverished producers each manage only a few hectares of land, but they provide a third of the world’s food and up to 80 percent of food in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Put simply, they are the bulwark against global hunger, yet they have received just 0.3 percent of climate finance.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In Asia and Africa, building stock is expected to double by 2050. Local cities and governments have also developed codes. Governments need to commit to further decarbonising the power, as well as heating and cooling energy supply. Efforts to decarbonize the sector played only a small role. per cent compared to 2019.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As such, a significant contingent of participants in the WGC 2023 came from Africa. Through the efforts of governments, the international community, companies, and academia, geothermal is poised to make prominent contributions to addressing global energy and environmental issues and driving sustainable development.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

“I think we're just at the cusp of a real transformation of our startup ecosystem and seeing the cleantech startup ecosystem really blossom this year,” said Pratap Raju, founding partner of The Climate Collective Network, a non-profit focused on building the ecosystem for climate entrepreneurship in South Asia.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2020

The platform will focus on supporting firms in agriculture, finance, energy, education and healthcare across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific regions. The IDB Lab of the Inter-American Development Bank is an interested party.

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